Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. des. 2003 - 797 sider Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... meters , and temperature observations showed a layer of warm Atlantic water extending from 150 meters to 750 meters beneath the colder surface water . Ushakov's ideological fervor did not prevent him from becoming a casualty of the ...
... meter brick wall . In addition to bunks for the eight occupants , it contained a kitchen , dining and living rooms , and two laboratories - for meteorology and photography - in a space measuring 8 meters by 5 meters . Some 150 meters of ...
... meters , they were surprised to see the high plateau of the Antarctic Penin- sula still above them , and it was not until they had climbed to 2,500 meters that they were able to cross over the penin- sula to fly down the little - known ...
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